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Qatar plans 2020 WCup in summer, but flexible
Qatar organizers are pushing ahead with plans to hold the 2022 World Cup in the summer, although they're willing to host in the winter. UEFA President ...
Istanbul hopes to impress IOC panel with 2020 bid
After four unsuccessful attempts, Istanbul is ready to pitch its bid for the 2020 Olympics by stressing Turkey's robust economy, plans for modern ...
Pistorius brothers both have court dates next week
Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on the same day his older brother Carl is due in another South African court to ...
Raikkonen fastest after second Malaysian practice
Kimi Raikkonen continued his surprisingly strong start to the Formula One season, posting the fastest time in the second practice at the Malaysian ...
Rose gets hot with the putter to lead Bay Hill
He didn't miss a putt inside 15 feet. He watched good shots and answered with better ones. He ran off a string of birdies to pull away. That's how ...
Rose takes lead with 65 at Bay Hill; Woods 4 back
Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods' group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead. Rose put on a clinic with the putter and ...
Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing
Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution.
UN joins soccer leaders to rid sport of racism
The ugly side of the beautiful game emerged Thursday as the U.N.'s top human rights official joined soccer officials and players in calling for an end ...
Tiger has a history at Bay Hill
Tiger Woods has been winning at Bay Hill before he was old enough to drive a car. "It all started there," Woods said Wednesday on the eve of the ...
Another chance for Woods to return to the top
Bay Hill is not the first chance for Tiger Woods to return to No. 1 in the world. But it might be his best. A win this week in the Arnold Palmer ...
Tseng dropped after missing pro-am tee time
Defending champion and formerly top-ranked Yani Tseng was dropped from the Kia Classic field after missing her 9:10 a.m. pro-am tee time Wednesday.
Woods went public with Vonn to devalue photos
Tiger Woods figured it was worth going public about his relationship with Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn rather than having paparazzi make money ...
US Open tennis prize money to reach $50M by 2017
After a year of closed-door meetings with tennis players seeking a greater say in the sport and a larger slice of Grand Slam revenues, the U.S.
Watson gives back a captain's pick for Ryder Cup
Tom Watson is giving back one of his captain's picks for the Ryder Cup. In his first big move since he was appointed U.S. captain last year, Watson ...
Arnold Palmer states case for putter rules
Arnold Palmer strongly stated his case Wednesday that golf doesn't need a "contraption" like the anchored putting stroke and the sport's success ...
APNewsBreak: IOC to retest Turin Olympic samples
The IOC has decided to retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in an effort to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection at the ...
Penn State seeks 3rd straight NCAA wrestling title
Penn State begins its pursuit this week of a third straight wrestling national title, but that daunting quest might be overshadowed by the hype over ...
APNewsBreak: US Open tennis prizes to $50M by '17
The U.S. Open tennis tournament will increase its annual prize money to $50 million by 2017 — nearly double what it was last year — and switch back ...
AP source: Butler, Creighton, Xavier to Big East
The two conferences growing out of the old Big East are moving forward. Butler, Creighton and Xavier will join the so-called Catholic 7 schools in the ...
Barcelona earn maximum points in AP soccer poll
Barcelona received the maximum points in AP's global soccer rankings on Tuesday, with the team's striker, Lionel Messi, coming close to top marks.
Bocanegra dropped from US roster for qualifiers
The United States heads into World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico with an inexperienced defense after dropping captain Carlos Bocanegra ...
Calif. raceway crash probe looks at steering wheel
Authorities are investigating whether a faulty steering wheel caused a California raceway crash that killed two people, including the young cousin of ...
Tel Aviv drops marathon after Israeli runner dies
Tel Aviv has cancelled a marathon race set for Friday because of a forecast of hot weather. This comes after a runner died of heat stroke in a ...
Stacy Lewis takes No. 1 LPGA spot with win
When told she could take the No. 1 spot in the world with a victory at Desert Ridge, Stacy Lewis plugged her ears and jokingly chanted, ...
A long road to victory in PGA for Streelman
Kevin Streelman was ready to abandon his hopes of playing on the PGA Tour, and even that didn't go right. After two years of plodding through the ...